Title Saudi interventions in Yemen : a historical comparison of ontological insecurity / Caroline F. Tynan

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (154 pages) : illustrations Series Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 102 Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 102. Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction and theoretical overview -- 2. Saudi resilience in the face of Nasserism: Strengthening ideology, developing dynasticism -- 3. Saudi response to Nasserism: Indirect aggression balanced with ideology and foreign support -- 4. From co-optation to aggressive legitimation: The evolution of Saudi regime survival strategies since 2011 -- 5. Constructing legitimacy through external threat: The 2015 intervention in Yemen -- 6. Conclusion Interviews -- Twitter data -- Bibliography -- Index Summary This book explains the Saudi decision to launch a direct military intervention in Yemen in 2015 by comparing it with the monarchy's response to Egyptian intervention into Yemen in 1962. It does so through the lens of domestic politics by tracing the monarchy's response to the opposition in both time periods, and how this was informed by the different regional contexts of the 1960s and the 2011 Arab Spring. The study argues that Saudi Arabia enhanced its own institutions, including a pan-Islamic ideological justification to rule, in response to aggression from Egypt and its revolutionary pan-Arab ideology. This contributed to a relatively cautious Saudi foreign policy in response to regional threats from Arab nationalism, along with a strategy of co-optation within the kingdom. In contrast, the non-ideological threat embodied in the Arab Spring posed a more existentialdanger to Saudi legitimacy. The new crown prince manipulated the regime's sense of anxiety from this to consolidate power through further scapegoating of the Shi'a minority, exacerbated tensions with foreign rivals, and, most blatantly, the 2015 intervention in Yemen. Comparing Saudi foreign policy changes from the Arab nationalist period to the post-Arab Spring period, this volume is a valuable resource for scholars and students interested in political science, history, international relations and Middle East politics Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Caroline F. Tynan is currently an ACLS/Mellon postdoctoral research fellow at the Committee to Protect Journalists in New York, where she works to identify long-term trends in legal, discursive, and physical threats to journalists around the world. Her research interests include the dynamics ofauthoritarianism, regime transitions, and foreign policy, with particular focus on the politics of the MENA region Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 12, 2020) Subject Nationalism -- Saudi Arabia -- History -- 20th century Nationalism -- Saudi Arabia -- History -- 21st century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. Diplomatic relations Nationalism Politics and government SUBJECT Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations -- Yemen (Republic) Yemen (Republic) -- Foreign relations -- Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations -- Egypt Egypt -- Foreign relations -- Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations -- 20th century Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations -- 21st century Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government -- 20th century Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government -- 21st century Subject Egypt Saudi Arabia Yemen (Republic) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781000095661 1000095665 9781003024514 1003024513 9781000095647 1000095649 9781000095623 1000095622

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